Columbus Channel

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| name = Columbus Channel

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| image = TnT Icacos Beach 2.jpg

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| caption = View over the Columbus Channel from Icacos, Trinidad.

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| location = Gulf of Paria–Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)

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| type = Strait

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| basin_countries = Venezuela
Trinidad and Tobago

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The Columbus Channel or Serpent's Mouth ({{langx|es|Boca de la Serpiente}}), is a strait lying between Icacos Point in southwest Trinidad and Tobago and the north coast of Venezuela. It leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Paria. The channel is about {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} wide at its narrowest point.{{cite book|author=DK|title=Atlas A-Z: 6th edition: A Pocket Guide to the World Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fI4eBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA338|date=7 April 2015|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-1-4654-4252-9|pages=338–}}